Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 181 - 174 Sword Tao Avatar! Bo Qing Enters the Stage!
Exiting the Skyhawk Auction, Hong Yuan immediately realized there were followers behind him.
"Tsk, tsk, playing the scene of murder and looting? Truly daring, to attempt such in Phoenix River Town." Hong Yuan chuckled inwardly as True Essence began circulating within him.
Killing move, Flying Oriole!
FLAP, FLAP.
Behind Hong Yuan, a pair of purple wings, as grand as those of a hawk, unfurled. With wings spread, he immediately took to the skies.
Like a streak of purple-black lightning, Hong Yuan vanished into the sky in an instant.
Martial Artists on the streets and alleys all raised their heads in astonishment, watching Hong Yuan soar away.
The few martial artists who had considered Hong Yuan an easy prey now broke out in a cold sweat, secretly relieved.
"With such terrifying speed, that must be one of those True Disciples from Phoenix Creek Sect."
They were relieved that Hong Yuan had spared them, but he didn’t think much of it.
Fighting must be weighed for profits and circumstances. Engaging in battle in Phoenix River Town would reveal too much information; it wouldn’t be worth it. After all, he had even disguised the color and appearance of his True Essence Wings!
Hong Yuan looked down upon the surface of the Phoenix Creek Mountain Range.
There, he saw several hills rising tall from the ground.
Looking toward the northwest, there was a swamp with a sparse grove of trees.
Perhaps I can let the batch of Bee Soldier Monstrous Beasts in my possession roam here, preserving their wildness, and then check on them regularly, Hong Yuan pondered.
Common Tiger Head Bees and Wasps had long been unable to keep up with his progress. For that reason, he had turned his attention to bee-type Ferocious Beasts. For instance, the flame-wreathed Fire-Mouthed Bee, the earth-burrowing Ground-Hole Bee, and the water-attuned Rainwater Bee... Each of these bee-type Ferocious Beasts possessed special abilities, but they weren’t easy to feed, costing him dozens of Energy Stones every day. Apart from the Rainwater Bee, which could complement his Myriad Silence Origin Body, he only kept three or four of the other bee-type Ferocious Beasts as research subjects for breeding.
"Ferocious Beasts combined with Worms... In the future, I’ll truly have a modernized army. If I could integrate Array Tao as well... No, more than that, as a forging master, I can also craft armor for them. By then, their power will surely be terrifying!"
Envisioning that splendid future, Hong Yuan chuckled inwardly.
Noting that location, Hong Yuan continued to head towards the gates of Phoenix Creek Sect.
He stopped flying, changed his clothes, and returned to the courtyard. Everything went smoothly, without a ripple.
Back in the Worm Refining room, the Power Tao Incarnation took out the Broken Rainstorm Sword and handed it over to Hong Yuan’s Original Body.
The Worm Refining room, shrouded in multiple Formations, occasionally flickered with an eerie glow. This light shone on the face of Hong Yuan’s Original Body, who was dressed in a white lab coat, making him appear stern and chilling. Under the eerie glow, Hong Yuan now had the air of a mad scientist. Cold and calm, yet with an undercurrent of madness.
"This is the Wave Rain Sword that cost me seven hundred thousand Energy Stones. A pity that all its high-level Energy Arrays and mystical runes are shattered," Hong Yuan said, holding the Broken Rainstorm Sword and examining it for a moment.
As he caressed the cracks on the sword, Hong Yuan sensed the escalating intensity of the frontline battles. Fifth-rank Instruments are generally wielded by fifth-rank Martial Artists, and fifth-rank Martial Artists are influential figures in various factions. To have the Wave Rain Sword damaged to this extent, generals from all sides must have taken action.
After observing for a short while, Hong Yuan decisively placed the Broken Rainstorm Sword into a stone cauldron. The Power Tao Incarnation then took out Spirit Wood and controlled the flames.
DRIP, DRIP.
Hong Yuan took out a spirit-dissolving liquid and dripped it onto the Sword Body of the Broken Rainstorm Sword.
The Broken Rainstorm Sword immediately made a SIZZLING, splitting sound. As the cracks on its Sword Body widened, a fragrance like dew after rain spread throughout the room.
Seeing this, Hong Yuan decisively took out Energy Stones, adding them one after another into the large cauldron. The fracturing reaction of the Wave Rain Sword intensified.
Azure-blue molten iron, as clear as the sea, formed in the large cauldron. The molten metal swirled and struck against the sides, making the cauldron wobble.
"It’s a good thing I upgraded the stone cauldron to the level of a third-rank Instrument. Otherwise, extracting the weapon essence from the fifth-rank Wave Rain Sword would have failed midway," Hong Yuan thought with relief.
So, he immediately increased the heat. Energy Stones tumbled into the cauldron like falling rain, one after another. The Power Tao Incarnation also took out a second-rank Spirit Plant, Blazing Flame Wood, making the fire burn even more fiercely.
「A day later」
The hilt of the Broken Rainstorm Sword dissolved.
「Two days later」
The Sword Body of the Broken Rainstorm Sword liquefied.
「Seven days later」
The blade of the Broken Rainstorm Sword also melted. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
The Broken Rainstorm Sword had completely transformed into a mass of weapon essence radiating a turquoise fluorescence!
Seeing this, Hong Yuan immediately took out the Purple Essence he had refined earlier and placed it inside the large cauldron.
The moment the Purple Essence entered the cauldron, the turquoise essence began to erode it.
As the Purple Essence disappeared, the turquoise essence grew more robust, about the size of an adult man’s fist.
"Success!" A joyful glint flashed in Hong Yuan’s eyes as he suppressed his excitement. "But I must still strive for perfection!"
Hong Yuan did not relax but continued to refine the turquoise essence.
RUMBLE, RUMBLE... The large cauldron emitted peculiar, thunderous sounds.
Under the scorching flames and the addition of tens of thousands of Energy Stones, the turquoise essence grew increasingly radiant, resembling the waters of the Heavenly River.
Finally, when it could no longer improve and became the size of a fingertip, Hong Yuan stopped the refining process.
Gazing at the small dot of turquoise weapon essence, Hong Yuan burst into loud laughter.
"HAHAHA! I’ve done it! I’ve succeeded!"
"Nine Nether, rest easy. I will definitely take the heads of Zhang Baicun and Li Zixing to comfort your and your wife’s spirits in heaven."
"This is to repay your faith and investment in me!"
After laughing heartily for a long time, Hong Yuan carefully stored the tiny speck of turquoise weapon essence and headed to the training room, leaving his Power Tao Incarnation behind to clean up.
The interior of the training room was also arranged with various Formations: a Space Tao Formation that expanded the area, a Gathering Energy Array that increased the density of Essence Qi, and even a Concealing Breath Array to hide one’s presence.
It could be said that Hong Yuan had transformed the entire courtyard into a war fortress. If needed, he could even move the entire courtyard!
Entering the training room, Hong Yuan sat down on the Taoist Mat.
Taking a deep breath, Hong Yuan closed his eyes and turned his inward gaze to the Six-Tailed Worm in his Sea of True Essence.
BUZZ, BUZZ.
The Six-Tailed Worm resembled a miniature six-tailed blood fox and was a Cultivation Worm condensed from the Nine Blood Differentiation Skill Cultivation Technique.
Each time an Avatar was created, it would lose a tail. When an Avatar was reabsorbed, a tail would regrow. It could be used both ways.
However, each use consumed a tremendous amount of the user’s True Essence. Even with the profound reserves of Hong Yuan’s Myriad Silence Origin Body, he sometimes needed to rely on Energy Stones to complete the process.
Six-Tailed Worm, activate.
The Six-Tailed Worm on the surface of the Sea of True Essence let out a cry like a fox. Five of its blood-red tails stood erect, and a crimson torrent surged upward, continuously drawing upon Hong Yuan’s True Essence.
After absorbing a full thirty percent of Hong Yuan’s True Essence, another of the Six-Tailed Worm’s tails dissipated.
It turned into a Four-Tailed Worm.
This Sword Tao Avatar will need to handle matters for me that cannot see the light of day. It cannot use my Original Body’s vital essence. Hong Yuan thought, his eyes open as he gazed at the crimson Essence Qi embryo before him.
Then, Hong Yuan took out the turquoise weapon essence. With a slight exertion of force, it shot straight into the crimson Essence Qi embryo.
Once the crimson Essence Qi embryo was supplemented by the turquoise weapon essence, it immediately began to emit a heartbeat-like thrum, like the sound of clashing weapons.
CRACK! RASP! THUMP! THUMP!
This heartbeat sounded like swords and spears clashing, like great bells and cauldrons ringing in unison... but ultimately, it resolved into the sound of a sword cleaving the air.
「Two hours later」
A naked, lean, and handsome man, bearing only a slight resemblance to Hong Yuan, appeared in the training room.
Suddenly, Hong Yuan raised his eyebrows.
For this Sword Tao Avatar had actually emerged holding a sword!
"My goodness, a Native Sword Embryo! Truly worthy of being a Sword Tao Avatar."
"You’ll need a name when you’re out and about. What should I call you?"
"Should it be Bo Qing, ’He Who Cleaves Five Continents with His Sword, an Almost-Immortal Venerate, a Blessing to Mortals Through Love’s Bonds’? Or Liu Guanyi, ’Body Like Willow Catkins, Drifting Freely; Mind Unifying Intent, Whether in Clouds or Mire’?"
Hong Yuan fell into thought.
Ever since his battle with Li Jianqiu, that Luck Tao Demon, Hong Yuan had come to take things like names, which could carry karmic fortune, very seriously. According to his past-life memories, both the names ’Bo Qing’ and ’Liu Guanyi’ were imbued with Sword Tao fortune, which was why he hesitated.
Heavenly River Sword Scripture... Water Tao Sword Tao... Hong Yuan looked up at the Sword Tao Avatar. "Let’s call you Bo Qing!"
CLANG!
The Sword Tao Avatar, Bo Qing, opened his eyes. They shone with a sharp glint, as if lightning had flashed in an empty room.
